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QFC Tournament 163 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carls Alfonso Figarella Z (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sin Cara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carls Alfonso Figarella Z! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sin Cara! The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Damien Edna.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Figarella Z manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cara postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Figarella Z has a closed guard, preventing Cara from standing up. Cara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Cara cracks Figarella Z with a solid left hand. Cara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Cara throwing strikes from guard but Figarella Z blocks nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cara engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Cara has eaten all the pies!
 The ref stands the fighters back up. Sin Cara was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Figarella Z closes the distance and clinches.
Cara breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Figarella Z, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Figarella Z shoots for a takedown but Cara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Cara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cara throws a combination that misses and Figarella Z counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cara is lucky that one didn't land flush. Cara moves out of range of the body kick from Figarella Z.
Figarella Z throws a series of punches but Cara moves out of range. Figarella Z is breathing heavily. Cara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Figarella Z under the eye. Figarella Z fails miserably with a takedown attempt. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Figarella Z gets caught napping as Cara dives in and scores a takedown. Figarella Z manages to retain guard. Cara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Cara wants to get up but he can't break Figarella Z's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Cara looking to pass the guard. Cara advances to half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cara moves into full mount! Figarella Z won't be happy about that! Cara content just to control the position here. Cara lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cara is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Figarella Z is surviving well by controlling Cara's body position as best he can. Cara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cara is working for a guillotine from mount but Figarella Z frees his head quite easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sin Cara dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cara lands in his opponent's guard. Cara wanted to stand there but Figarella Z had control of the position. Figarella Z being controlled here, momentarily.
Figarella Z is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
 Sin Cara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Cara lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Cara blocks a head kick by Figarella Z.
Cara moves into the clinch.
Cara has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Figarella Z is trying to keep an underhook but Cara manages to get the takedown into half guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Figarella Z is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cara scores with a couple of nice shots. Cara controlling the pace. Cara sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Figarella Z defending well though. Cara tries to stand and escape but Figarella Z is controlling the position. Cara frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cara pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cara sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Cara landing strikes from the mount. Cara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Figarella Z is bucking up trying to escape but Cara cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cara unloading with bombs! Cara controlling from mount. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Cara avoids the attempt from Figarella Z to control. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sin Cara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Cara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Cara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
 Sin Cara has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Figarella Z is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cara wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Figarella Z, who protects the arm well. Cara controls the position from side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cara's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cara decides to take the fight back to the feet. Carls Alfonso Figarella Z is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cara shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Figarella Z manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Cara is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Cara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cara wants to stand but Figarella Z is controlling his posture from full guard.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Cara throws a head kick that Figarella Z semi-blocks.
 It looks like Carls Alfonso Figarella Z has been cut.
Cara scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cara is staying tight to Figarella Z's torso, preventing him from escaping. Carls Alfonso Figarella Z has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Let's hope that Cara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight! Sin Cara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Cara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Sin Cara! Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Sin Cara! Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Sin Cara!
Sin Cara wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Abe Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berry Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eaton comes to the cage accompanied by The Unforgiven by Apocalyptica . Berry Pellegrino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abe Eaton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Berry Pellegrino! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Eaton dodges the punch combination from Pellegrino.
Eaton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Pellegrino missing with punches from the bottom.
Eaton slows the pace down in half guard. Pellegrino strikes from the bottom but Eaton passes into mount!
Pellegrino can't escape the position.
Pellegrino throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Pellegrino defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Eaton's arms. This has been an exciting period of action! Pellegrino rolls, trying to escape but Eaton keeps control of the position.
Eaton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Eaton tries to keep control of the position but Pellegrino is staying busy.
Pellegrino fending off the submission attempt from Eaton. Pellegrino is really stuck here.
Eaton looking for the RNC. Pellegrino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Pellegrino turns into Eaton and is now in his guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Pellegrino throws an elbow that misses. Eaton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pellegrino's guard. Nice move by Eaton! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Eaton wants to control from the top but Pellegrino keeps moving. Pellegrino throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pellegrino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Eaton distracts Pellegrino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Pellegrino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Eaton wanted to stand there but Pellegrino had control of the position. Eaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Pellegrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pellegrino trying to strike off his back.
Pellegrino really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eaton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Pellegrino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pellegrino tries to land a sweep but no joy. Eaton landing some decent shots from guard. Eaton works over Pellegrino with some ground and pound from guard. Pellegrino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pellegrino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pellegrino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Eaton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Eaton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Pellegrino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pellegrino looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eaton is one step ahead there. Pellegrino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Eaton cracks Pellegrino with a solid left hand. Pellegrino wants to sweep here but Eaton controlling him for the moment. Eaton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Eaton trying to control but Pellegrino is working from the bottom. Pellegrino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Pellegrino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Pellegrino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pellegrino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pellegrino striking off his back but it's not causing Eaton any problems. Eaton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Eaton wants to control from the top but Pellegrino keeps moving. Pellegrino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Eaton dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pellegrino swinging wildly here.
Eaton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pellegrino as he jumps to the side. Eaton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pellegrino's waist but Pellegrino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Eaton off to one side. Pellegrino swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Pellegrino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pellegrino fails to land with a series of punches.
Eaton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pellegrino sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Eaton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Pellegrino swinging wildly here.
Pellegrino feints a jab promting Eaton to slip. Pellegrino then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Eaton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Abe Eaton has been cut. Pellegrino needs to keep his hands up - Eaton had a free shot at his head there. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pellegrino!
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pellegrino throws a series of punches but Eaton moves out of range. Eaton fails in his attempt to clinch. Pellegrino is breathing heavily. Eaton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Pellegrino misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Eaton is defended easily by Pellegrino. Pellegrino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Pellegrino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pellegrino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pellegrino gets caught napping as Eaton dives in and scores a takedown. Pellegrino manages to retain guard. Pellegrino is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Eaton trying to control but Pellegrino is working from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pellegrino will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pellegrino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Pellegrino keeping moving, preventing Eaton from controlling successfully. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Pellegrino striking off his back but it's not causing Eaton any problems. Eaton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Eaton with a nice head shot there. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pellegrino tries to strike from the bottom.
Eaton stands up and waves to Pellegrino to follow him. Eaton shoots in but Pellegrino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pellegrino moves into range and clinches up with Eaton. Pellegrino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eaton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Pellegrino misses with a wild combination.
Eaton closes the distance and clinches up with Pellegrino, looking for a takedown. Eaton pushes Pellegrino against the cage but Pellegrino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Pellegrino misses with a series of wild punches.
Pellegrino scores with a three punch combo!
Pellegrino misses with a few strikes there.
Eaton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eaton fails with the takedown. Pellegrino looks to land a combination but Eaton avoids it well.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Pellegrino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eaton circles away quickly and effectively. Pellegrino misses with a combination
and Eaton counters with a nice double leg into guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Pellegrino throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Pellegrino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Eaton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Eaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Pellegrino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Pellegrino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Eaton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Pellegrino tries to land a sweep but no joy. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Berry Pellegrino will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Abe Eaton's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pellegrino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pellegrino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eaton backs up against the cage.
Eaton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pellegrino misses with the combination.
Pellegrino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pellegrino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eaton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Eaton lands with a kick to the temple. Pellegrino shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Eaton slips a jab and a cross from Pellegrino.
Eaton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pellegrino manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Pellegrino keeping moving, preventing Eaton from controlling successfully. Pellegrino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pellegrino thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Eaton wants to control from the top but Pellegrino keeps moving. Abe Eaton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Eaton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Eaton wants to stand but Pellegrino has a closed guard, so he can't escape. Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Eaton trying to control but Pellegrino is working from the bottom.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Pellegrino doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pellegrino wants to sweep here but Eaton controlling him for the moment. Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Pellegrino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. Eaton throwing strikes from guard but Pellegrino blocks nicely. Pellegrino throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Eaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Pellegrino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Eaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pellegrino throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Eaton with a nice head shot there. Pellegrino will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Eaton controls from within his opponent's guard. Pellegrino wants to sweep here but Eaton controlling him for the moment. Eaton lands a couple of elbows. Pellegrino trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Pellegrino trying to strike off his back.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eaton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eaton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Pellegrino trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Pellegrino throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pellegrino doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pellegrino tries to strike from the bottom.
Eaton wants to control from the top but Pellegrino keeps moving. Eaton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eaton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Eaton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Pellegrino throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Pellegrino doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abe Eaton. I think Eaton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Abe Eaton! Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Abe Eaton! Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Abe Eaton!
Abe Eaton wins by unanimous decision! In his post fight interview, Abe Eaton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Bo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Henrique! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dee Bo! The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bo takes a swing at Henrique's ribcage but misses. Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bo swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bo looks to land a combination but Henrique avoids it well.
Henrique takes the fight into the clinch. Bo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Henrique tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bo avoids it.
Henrique's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
Henrique fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bo avoids it really well and circles away. Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
Henrique showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bo.
No joy there for Henrique, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Henrique closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bo quickly recovers to half guard. Henrique is trying to control the action in half guard but Bo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Henrique wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Henrique is thwarting Bo's attempts to control the position. Henrique tries to stand and escape but Bo is controlling the position. Bo is looking for a sweep. Henrique is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Henrique not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Bo looks like he's trying to stand up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bo can do anything to dispel that myth.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Henrique tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bo. Henrique trying to control the pace.
 Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Bo scores with a three punch combo!
Henrique misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Bo throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A combination from Bo does no damage. Bo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Henrique circles away quickly and effectively.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Bo finds it's way through Henrique's defenses. Bo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Henrique thows a body shot but no joy. Henrique tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away. Bo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Bo. Henrique misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bo counters with a two punch combo. Bo works over Henrique's head and body with a nice combination. Bo looks winded! Henrique shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bo as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bo throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease. The fighters circle momentarily. Bo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Dee Bo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henrique.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bo throws a nice looking combination but Henrique bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Bo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bo keeping moving, preventing Henrique from controlling successfully. Henrique with a flurry of punches that miss. Henrique postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henrique engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Henrique trying to control but Bo is working from the bottom. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paulo Henrique will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Henrique fails with a takedown attempt. Bo connects with a nice looking jab.
Bo scores with a shot to the body.
Paulo Henrique is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bo throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Henrique, right into the meat.
Bo misses with a double jab
and Henrique counters with a body kick that stops Bo in his tracks momentarily. Bo stuffs the takedown attempt from Henrique. Henrique gets slowly back to his feet. Henrique shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him. Bo looks to land a combination but Henrique avoids it well. Bo is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Danga de danga de dang - Bo scores with a four punch combination!
Henrique scores with a takedown into Bo's guard. Henrique is looking to stand up but Bo won't let him. Bo is looking to stand back up but Henrique counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bo.
Henrique stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. Bo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Henrique rather than just go for the knockout. Henrique dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Dee Bo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Bo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Henrique.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Henrique fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Bo. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo. Bo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Bo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henrique back to the cage. Bo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Henrique shoots for a takedown but Bo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Bo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bo throws a shot from downtown. Henrique moves away and avoids it. Henrique fails in his attempt to clinch. Bo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Bo throws a right hand that Henrique ducks under and follows up with a left that Henrique also avoids with ease. Bo just misses with a punch to the body.
Henrique shoots for a double leg takedown but Bo sprawls well. He's pushed Henrique's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Henrique looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bo is fending him off so far but Henrique persists. Nope, Bo circles away and we're back to standing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bo with a nice cross. Nice takedown defense from Bo. No joy for Henrique on that attempt. Bo dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Bo lands the left hand. Henrique keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henrique lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Bo connects with a crisp jab. Bo lands with an uppercut that bounces Henrique off the cage and back into range. Henrique misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut there from Bo. No luck with that takedown attempt from Henrique.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bo scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Bo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Henrique misses with a takedown attempt - Bo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Henrique tries to move into range but Bo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Henrique throws a series of punches but Bo avoids them all with ease. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danga de danga de dang - Bo scores with a four punch combination! Dee Bo seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Henrique eats them both and turns towards Bo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Bo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bo swats away the attempt to clinch by Henrique. Bo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henrique. Henrique has a takedown stuffed. Bo takes a swing at Henrique's ribcage but misses. Bo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Henrique fails to land the takedown. Bo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Bo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henrique was well out of range. Poor timing from Bo. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Henriques jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Henrique just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Henrique with that takedown attempt. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Henrique. That's going to take a lot out of him.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Henrique fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bo avoids it really well and circles away. Bo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Henrique back to the cage. Bo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Bo lands a body shot.
Bo lands a right hook to the body.
Henrique shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bo but Bo pushes him off and we're back to square one. Bo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Henrique's hands. Bo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henrique moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Bo connects with a looping right hand.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Henrique on the wrong end of a nice jab. Bo scores with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Bo. Those never looked like landing. Bo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henrique. Henrique fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Bo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bo leaves Henrique with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Nice uppercut lands for Bo. That snapped Henrique's head back.
No joy there for Bo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Henrique shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Bo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Bo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bo duly obliges. Henrique fails with a takedown attempt. Henrique misses with a takedown attempt and Bo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A left and a right from Bo both land. Nice combination. Bo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bo misses the shot to the body. Henrique shoots in looking for a takedown. Bo tries to sprawl out of it but Henrique keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Bo misses with a few strikes there.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Henrique misses with a takedown attempt - Bo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Henrique needs to keep his hands up - Bo had a free shot at his head there. Bo lands a body shot.
Bo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Henrique closes the distance and clinches. Bo tries to break free but Henrique pushes him back against the cage.
Henrique turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Henrique working away. Bo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight! Dee Bo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Bo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Dee Bo! Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Dee Bo! Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Dee Bo!
Dee Bo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fighter No One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Jotko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fighter No One! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Jotko! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jotko moves out of range of the strikes. No One slips a jab and a cross from Jotko.
Jotko scores with a nice right hand.
No One throws a series of punches but Jotko avoids them all with ease. No One throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jotko counters into the clinch. Nicely done. No One is trying to force a seperation but Jotko has the dominant position. No One wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jotko decides to pull guard. Jotko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jotko is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! No One rolls with it to try and escape but Jotko cranks on the arm and No One is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krzysztof Jotko!
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